Jobst Bernhard von Aufsees (28 March 1671 – 2 April 1738) was a Canon of Bamberg and Würzburg, born in Mengersdorf.
The family of Aufseß is a local Franconian nobility. The original family seat is in Aufseß until today. Some other members of this family got important church posts in Bamberg. Friedrich III. von Aufseß was Prince-Bishop (1421-1431). Hans von und zu Aufseß was the lead founder of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum (formerly "Germanischen Museums") located in Nuremberg in 1852.
Von Aufsees (also known as Jodocus) was baptised Lutheran, but educated as a Catholic. He is the founder of the Aufseesianum in Bamberg.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.